Set the Table with Love

Author: Life with Lisa Washington

  • Leftover Risotto pudding turns into Tropical Risotto Pops

    Leftover Risotto pudding turns into Tropical Risotto Pops

    I believe necessity is truly the mother of invention. However, a mother craving something sweet is the mother of this creative Tropical Risotto Pops. Ingredients 1 cup arborio rice 2 cups unsweetened almond milk 2 1/2 cups unsweetened pineapple juice (divided) 1/2 cup of dehydrated coconut flakes 1/2 tbsp of ginger 1/4 tsp sea salt 1/8 tsp ground nutmeg (freshly ground) 2…

  • Chocolate Fettuccine Pasta with Chocolate Sauce, Raspberries and chopped Walnuts

    I made homemade spaghetti and meat sauce for my family tonight.  Afterwards, my son and husband went to a Lacrosse game and I was left alone to myself. Not good when I am in a baking mood and I want sweets. LOL. I made homemade cinnamon buns yesterday. Today I decided hmm.. I have leftover…

  • Me want Cinnamon Rolls, Now! without Yeast :)

    So last night my son and I had a craving for something sweet. Well actually I just need my hands in some flour. I love the soft and silky feel of flour. I hope that is not too strange. I was going to first make cranberry orange scones. My son is not a fan of orange…

  • SET the TABLE with LOVE cookbook IT’S HERE!

    OKAY THE COOKBOOK IS FINALLY DONE. PLEASE GO CHECK IT OUT HERE:   SET THE TABLE WITH LOVE COOKBOOK     So I am almost done with my cookbook and I wanted to share a few pictures of the recipes that will be in the cookbook.  This book is all about how we Set our…

  • Homemade Flatbread, Roti, Tortilla? Hmm.. You decide

    Homemade Flatbread, Roti, Tortilla? Hmm.. You decide

    Other day my family wanted to eat cajun flatbread pizza. It is really yummy. It’s basically sautéed onions, cajun sausage, spicy barbecue sauce and sharp cheddar cheese. Unfortunately, we did not have any flat bread. My hubby was about to go and run out to the store and buy some, when I yelled, Stop!!! As…

  • Super Green Christmas Waffles

    This is how I unwind from the hustle and bustle of the holidays ~ I love baking and cooking so made Super Green Christmas Waffles with my granddaughter. I colored the waffles with the greens I juiced this morning.  She loved them  and had no idea she was eating kale, chard, spinach and mizuna (  japanese mustard…

  • I MADE PASTA ~ from scratch ~ What!?

    Yes. My dear friend gave me her Italian grandfather’s pasta maker to try my hand out with making pasta from scratch.  I felt so special to have this machine. She has never used it and wanted someone to have it that would appreciate it.  This bad boy is straight out of Italy, even the direction.…

  • For Cold Season ~RED soup

    So what is RED soup! Well I came up with this concoction when my son got sick with a cold and I also got his cold as well. Since I am a kidney transplant survivor I have to use food as my medicine. Well duh, says, “Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy…

  • Ginger peach Coho salmon salad with warm cinnamon pears

    My former yoga teacher sent me this amazing vinegar Alessi White Balsamic Pear Infused vinegar and the sweet note. So she asked me to post what I am going to do with it. I made a ginger pear dressing for the Coho Salmon salad.  I also took the dressing and used it as a marinade for…

  • Darker the Chocolate the sweeter the……Antioxidants Sillies

    Dark Chocolate is amazing for your body, mind and soul. It is high in antioxidants. Here  a few more benefits ~ Studies show that eating a small amount of dark chocolate a few times a week can help lower your blood pressure. Dark chocolate improves blood flow and may help prevent the formation of blood clots. Dark…

  • I love the movie Ratatouille.

    I love the movie Ratatouille! These are some of my favorite quotes. I have watched this movie a million times. It inspires me to cook.

  • Grilled Peaches with Cinnamon and Cardamom Honey Butter.

    This is so good!!! So so very very good!  I had the honor of help cater my best friend’s husband 40th birthday party. They requested my sweet potato biscuits, ( gluten free)! I made this cinnamon and cardamom honey butter to go along with the biscuits but I forgot it at home.  Fortunately that did…

  • Baked Organic Banana Nut doughnuts w/ salted maple butter glaze

    Sometimes you just crave something rich, decadent and yummy. I wanted doughnuts so I made these yummies. This doughnut is baked with no yeast.  My husband loved them. It is amazing how just a little sea salt can wake up all the flavors.

  • Close up of My.Organic Sweet Red Coconut.Balls.

  • Red quinoa and Red Bhutanese rice salad with peas and cranberries

    So today I made my favorite salad. My Red quinoa and Red